Denis Zakaria
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado | ||
| Date of birth | 20 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2015 | Servette | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Servette | 6 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Young Boys | 50 | (2) |
| 2017– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 24 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Switzerland U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016– | Switzerland | 13 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2018 | |||
Denis Lemi Zakaria Lako Lado (born 20 November 1996) is a Swiss professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Switzerland national team.
Club career
Zakaria joined BSC Young Boys in June 2015 from Servette FC for an undisclosed fee signing a four-year contract.[2] He made his Swiss Super League debut on 18 July 2015 against FC Zürich in 1–1 away draw replacing Alexander Gerndt after 79 minutes.[3]
In June 2017, Zakaria signed a five-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. He was transferred as a replacement for Mahmoud Dahoud who left the club for Borussia Dortmund. The transfer fee paid to Young Boys for Zakaria was reported as €10 million.[4]
International career
Zakaria played for various Swiss youth national teams.
He made his debut for the senior Switzerland national football team in a friendly 1–2 loss to Belgium on 28 May 2016.[5] He was part of the squad for the 2016 European Championships.[5]
He was included in the Switzerland national football team 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[6]
Personal life
Zakaria was born in Geneva, Switzerland to Sudanese mother and a Congolese father.[7]
Career statistics
International
- As of 8 September 2018[8]
| Switzerland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 1 |
International goals
Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zakaria goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2018 | Kybunpark, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 13 |  | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A | [9] |
References
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2018. p. 30.
- ↑ "U19-Nationalspieler Zakaria zu den Young Boys". Berner Zeitung (in German). 26 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "FC Zürich vs. BSC Young Boys - 18 July 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ↑ "Bis 2022: Zakaria unterschreibt in Gladbach". kicker Online (in German). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- 1 2 "Switzerland include three teenagers in final squad for Euro 2016". ESPN FC. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/sports/dcunited/switzerland-opts-for-experience-in-world-cup-squad/2018/06/04/86572ee2-680a-11e8-a335-c4503d041eaf_story.html
- ↑ Wuillemin, Dominic (3 October 2015). "Zackig". Berner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Denis Zakaria". European Football. 25 June 2018.
- ↑ https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/season=2019/matches/round=2000959/match=2024031/index.html
External links
- Denis Zakaria at National-Football-Teams.com
- Denis Zakaria at Soccerway
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